Demetrius I Qadi | |
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| Patriarch of Antioch | |
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| Church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| See | Patriarch of Antioch |
| Installed | March 29, 1919 |
| Term ended | October 25, 1925 |
| Predecessor | Cyril VIII Jaha |
| Successor | Cyril IX Moghabghab |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | November 29, 1903 (Bishop) by Cyril VIII Jaha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 18, 1861 |
| Died | 25 October 1925(1925-10-25) (aged 64) |
Demetrius I Qadi (orDimitros I Cadi) (January 18, 1861,Damascus,Syria – October 25, 1925) wasPatriarch of Antioch and All the East, and Alexandria and Jerusalem of theMelkite Greek Catholic Church from 1919 until 1925.[1]
Joseph Qadi was born inDamascus,Syria. Ordained a Melkite priest in 1888, Qadi was appointed Patriarchal Vicar ofJerusalem in 1895, resigning in 1898. he was elected eparch ofAleppo on October 27, 1903, and ordained eparch on November 29, 1903, by patriarchCyril VIII Jaha, beingGaudenzio Bonfigli, O.F.M,titular bishop of Cabasa, andJoseph Dumani, BS, Eparch of Tripoli, his co-consecrators.[2] On March 29, 1919, he was elected patriarch by the Melkite Synod of Bishops, with theHoly See accepting his request for ecclesiastical communion on July 3 of the same year. At that point the patriarchate had been vacant for three years since the death ofCyril VIII Jaha in 1916.
During his brief reign the Melkite Church experienced a rapid expansion in the Near East as situations for the Greek Catholics improved during the period of theFrench Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon. Demetrius also began radical reforms in the Melkite Church,[3][4] including preparations for Melkite councils to address canonical matters. However, Demetrius did not live to participate in these councils, and died on October 25, 1925. He was succeeded upon his death by PatriarchCyril IX Moghabghab.
During his patriarchate he was consecrator of some Melkite eparchs:
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